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This emperor cannot be Michael I (811-813), who did not reign during a 14th indiction; nor can it be Michael III (842-867), who reigned together with his mother in 850/1, the earliest 14th indiction of his reign, at a time when dated seals were no longer ins use. The ensuing attribution to Michael II (820-829) is also supported by numismatic parallels (cf. Grierson, Catalogue III/1, pl. 20).